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Infantry Weapons

Pakistan Army Deploys Chinese HQ-16A SAM System in Kashmir

July 18, 2021 GDC 0

In 2016, the Pakistan Army disclosed that it had procured six HQ-16A surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems from China for $373 million U.S. in fiscal year 2014-2015. This acquisition appears to be a follow-on from the […]

Naval Platforms

China launches first Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan Navy

August 23, 2020 GDC 0

China’s Hudong Zhonghua launched the first Type 054 A/P Frigate for Pakistan Navy today. This is the first of four vessels on order by Pakistan. Pakistan signed a first contract for the delivery two Type […]

Infantry Weapons

The HQ-16 (LY-80) Surface-to-Air Missile System

January 22, 2018 LM Publications 0

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  • Mad Vlad Spooked: Putin Disappeared From Russian Television For 36 Hours

    June 27, 2023 0
    Vladimir Putin and Yevgeny Prigozhin have not been seen for 36 hours as Russia continues to reel from the seemingly botched Wagner Group rebellion. Putin’s Russia in panic and disarray after armed rebellion by Yevgeny [...]
  • Bangladesh Trapped In Chinese, Indian and Russian Debt, Heading Towards Sri Lanka Style Bankruptcy

    May 21, 2022 0
    Sri Lanka has been mired in economic turmoil over the past few months. The country is battling severe shortages of essential items and running out of petrol, medicines, and foreign reserves amid an acute balance [...]
  • The long-awaited Turkish Altay main battle tanks enter mass production.

    September 11, 2025 0
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  • U.S. Navy Prepares for BALTOPS Baltic Sea Exercise in June

    June 1, 2021 0
    The U.S. Navy announced plans on Monday for the 50th Baltic Operations, a 13-day multinational exercise in the Baltic Region, to begin on June 6. HMS Prince of Wales Assumes Flagship Role of NATO Maritime [...]
  • Morocco Ordered 30 Ceasar Self-propelled Howitzers

    November 29, 2020 0
    The Royal Moroccan Army will procure 30 French-made Nexter CAESAR 155mm 6×6 self-propelled howitzers. The Army Recognition website reported that Morocco confirmed the acquisition in an article published in the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces magazine [...]
  • Turkmenistan becomes as launch customer for Leonardo M-346FA light combat aircraft

    August 19, 2021 0
    The President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov recently visited a Turkmenistan Air Force (TuAF) base in the nation’s Western Balkans region to attend the presentation of the new military aircraft received by the service over the [...]
Americas

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese frigates spotted off the coast of Australia

  • Europe

    Azerbaijan destroyed Armenian Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems

  • Europe

    Slovakia started local production of Finnish Patria 8×8 AMV XP armored vehicle

  • Europe

    British Army Sent Elite Rangers Troops to Ukraine 

  • Air Platform

    Turkish Aerospace Industries Offers KAAN Fifth-gen Fighter Jets to European and Asian countries

  • Europe

    Ukraine Received 13 Terradyne Gurkha Medical Evacuation Vehicles

  • Defense Industry

    China Promotes JF-17 Block III and L-15 Aircraft in Singapore Air Show

  • Europe

    Russian Shahed drones are beginning to fall apart midair as quality worsens.

  • Air Platform

    U.S. State Department approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands

  • Europe

    U.S. RQ-180 Stealth Drone Offers Rare Insight into Sensors and Mission Role.

  • Europe

    Russia deployed North Korean short-range anti-tank missile in the Ukraine war

  • Americas

    Canada To Build Nine New Artic Offshore Patrol Vessels

  • South Asia

    DW News Exposes Cover Up Of Illegal Torture, Extra-judicial Killings And Disappearance Of Citizens By Bangladeshi DGFI And RAB

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    COVID-19 Started In Peoples Liberation Army’s Biolaboratory: Dr Li Meng-Yan

  • Air Platform

    Leonardo Set To Flight Trial New AW249 Attack Helicopter For Italian Army

  • Air Platform

    U.S. Air Force Shows Off Mass C-17 Air Mobility For European Missions, A Clear Signal Putin’s Regime

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    BAE Systems Ready To Provide Nuclear Submarines To Australia Under AUKUS Agreement

  • Europe

    Ukraine Shot down Iranian-made Mohajer-6 Drone

  • C4iSR

    ASELSAN to develop a new AESA radar for Turkish F-16 fighters and foreign buyers

  • Africa

    Algerian Air Force’s Su-30 Crashed Near Oum El Bouaghi District

  • Europe

    Kremlin’s Iner Circle, Oligarchs and FSB Are Plotting to Depose KGB Putin, Report

  • C4iSR

    RAF Awarded A Contract to Upgrade Eurofighter’s Radar

  • C4iSR

    Saab receives Lightning 5 target designator order for Gripen

  • Europe

    U.S Air Force Shoots Down Unidentified Object Over Alaska

  • Europe

    Nagorno-Karabakh War: A Modern Warfare Of Drone Age

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    US Navy Destroyer sets sail through South China Sea

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    South Korea Unveils kamikaze drones that can coordinate salvo strikes.

  • Europe

    Why is Serbia rearming itself at an alarming pace?

  • Europe

    Denmark Delivers Harpoon Anti-ship Missiles To Ukraine, Game Over For Russian Navy

  • Defense Industry

    German-speaking Countries will collaborate in the military space program.

  • Middle East

    Israel wipes out Iranian Tabriz International airport in fresh round of strikes

  • Air Platform

    Japan Sent To F-15J Fighter Jets To Philippines

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Chinese military aircraft activity around Taiwan has dropped after Chinese military hardware failure in Iran, Venezuela and Pakistan.

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Japan’s Soryu-class Submarine: Stealthy Menacing Nightmare For Adversary

  • Middle East

    New Satellite Image Shows Israeli Air Strikes In October Destroyed Iran’s Nuclear Research Facility

  • Europe

    Romania purchased South Korean K9 Howitzers Worth $715 million

  • Europe

    Turkish ASFAT delivers first warship to Romania.

  • Europe

    Romania cancelled Gowind-class corvettes project with Naval Group

  • South Asia

    Bangladesh Army (Theif): The Thief In Green Uniform

  • Air Platform

    Philippines Plans to Buy KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jets.

  • Air Platform

    Italy’s Leonardo Wants Greater Roles in Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)

  • Middle East

    Saudi Arabia and the UAE will join ground invasion of Iran with the U.S. and Israeli forces: WSJ reports.

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine’s kamikaze drones destroyed four Tu-160 Blackjack bombers at Engels-2 air base in Saratov region

  • Europe

    Ukraine unveils underground bunker for prized HIMARS artillery rockets

  • Infantry Weapons

    Standard Missile 3: Shipboard and Land-based Interceptor

  • Ballistic Missile

    France’s Ariane Group to develop M51.4 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile.

  • C4iSR

    Leonardo Delivers First ECRS Mk2 AESA Radar to UK’s Eurofighter Typhoon

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    U.S. Pacific Command Places HIMARS Artillery Rockets In Japan

  • Americas

    Raytheon awarded contract to produce additional Patriot missile system for Germany

  • Europe

    The Main Reason Soviet Union Collapsed, The Same Reason Putin’s Russia Will Collapse

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